Bidspirit auction | Giuseppe Maria Mitelli (1634-1718) after

Giuseppe Maria Mitelli (1634-1718) after Pietro de' Rossi Ballarina Gentilissima, 1686 Etching 30,9 x 45,5 cm One of 12 etchings of disproportionate figures (Bertarelli 305-316). After a preparatory drawing by Pietro de 'Rossi, hold in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Inscribed: 'Pietro de Rossi Inv' / 'Mitelli F'. Bibliography: Bertarelli, 313 R. Hemphill, 'Comic Drawings by Pietro de' Rossi Etched by Giuseppe Maria Mitelli', Master Drawings, 34, 1996, pp. 279-291 Well inked impression, with large original margins, printed on laid paper with watermark (lion in the circle with the letters C M). Excellent state of conservation.